Selling a powerful, high-performance Synology DS918+ NAS (4-Bay) in excellent working condition. This is the ideal network storage solution for small offices, home media servers (Plex), or advanced data backups.
It comes fully loaded with 4x 4TB Seagate IronWolf Hard Drives (16TB Total Gross Storage), fully tested and healthy.
Key Specs & Features:
Processor: Intel Celeron J3455 Quad-Core 1.5GHz (burst up to 2.3GHz)
Memory: 4GB DDR3L RAM (expandable up to 8GB)
Drive Bays: 4-Bays (All 4 filled with 4TB drives)
M.2 NVMe Slots: 2 built-in slots on the bottom for fast SSD caching without taking up drive bays.
Network: Dual 1GbE LAN ports with Link Aggregation / Failover support.
Performance: Outstanding hardware encryption engine and flawless 4K H.264/H.265 video transcoding on the fly.
Condition:
Perfect working order.
Will be delivered completely wiped and reset to factory settings, ready for your setup.
Includes original power adapter.
Software, Apps & DSM Features
Private Cloud & File Sync
Synology Drive: Create your own personal cloud (like Dropbox or Google Drive). Real-time, automatic file sync across PC, Mac, and mobile devices with version control so you can revert back to older document edits.
QuickConnect & Reverse Proxy: Built-in SSL reverse proxy and Synology QuickConnect allow you to access your home/office network safely over the internet without exposing raw open ports.
Containerization & VirtualizationContainer Manager (Docker): Full support for running lightweight Docker containers (Plex, Home Assistant, Pi-hole, Vaultwarden, arr-apps, etc.) effortlessly.
Virtual Machine Manager: Run full virtual machines (Windows, Linux, or Virtual DSM) directly on the NAS.Comprehensive Backup SuiteActive Backup for Business: License-free, bare-metal backups for PCs, Mac, Windows/Linux servers, and VMware/Hyper-V virtual machines.
Hyper Backup: Flexible multi-version backup for your NAS data, packages, and settings to external drives, another Synology NAS, or public clouds (Google Drive, AWS S3, Synology C2).
Snapshot Replication & Btrfs: Advanced file system support offering up to 65,000 point-in-time system snapshots, giving instant point-and-click protection and recovery against accidental deletion or ransomware attacks.
Cloud Sync: Automated two-way background sync between your NAS and commercial cloud services like Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox.
Media & Productivity
Synology Photos: Smart local photo management with mobile auto-upload, facial recognition, and geotagging—a direct local replacement for Google Photos / Apple Photos.
Surveillance Station: Turn your NAS into an NVR system for IP security cameras (includes 2 free camera licenses out of the box).
Office & Collaboration Apps: Local, self-hosted alternatives to Google Docs/Sheets (Synology Office), team chat (Synology Chat), and calendar/contacts synchronization.
